Resources for Teens
It's important for you, as a teenager, to understand that you are not alone. More than 25 precent of teenagers report cyber bullying whether it be through their phone, tablet or another electronic device. Below are resources that you can use to better understand technology, the dangers technology can pose and what YOU can do if you know someone is being cyber bullied.
If you are currently a victim of bullying/cyber bullying, please tell someone such as a parent, guardian, school counselor or call 1-800-273-8255 (Crisis Center Hotline) or 1-800-843-5678 (CyberTipline). If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please seek help in person or call 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433) or 800-273-TALK (8255).
Digital Content:
• Cyber Bullying Scenarios - Engage teenagers in a discussion about cyber bullying by reading and discussing these scenarios.
• A Student's Guide To Personal Publishing - This handout discusses issues that students should consider when creating and publishing offline or online content.
• Safe and Responsible Social Networking - A handout that provides common sense strategies for encouraging and enabling youth to think about important issues when posting content on social networking sites.
• Password Safety: Top Ten Tips for Teens - This list educates youth on how best to create and use passwords for online accounts in order to keep them from being victimized.
• Cell Phone Safety: Top Ten Tips for Teens - This list specifies what teenagers need to keep in mind as they use cell phones at home, at school, and in vehicles.
• Preventing Cyber bullying: Top Ten Tips for Teens - This list specifies how teenagers can keep themselves safe from online harassment and victimization.
• Responding Cyber bullying: Top Ten Tips for Teens - This list specifies how teenagers can deal with online harassment and victimization when it happens to them.
Online Quizzes:
• The Facts of Cyber Bullying - This quiz tests your knowledge about what the research says about cyberbullying.
• Dealing with Cyber Bullying - This quiz was created for children and teenagers to determine how equipped they are to deal with online harassment.
• Addressing Cyber Bullying - This quiz was created for children and teenagers to determine how equipped they are to deal with online harassment.
Books:
• Words Wound: Delete Cyber Bullying and Make Kindness Go Viral - Whether teens are being cyberbullied or simply sick of seeing the drama play out online every single day, Words Wound offers real-world advice that they can put into practice today. Written by Dr. Sameer Hinduja and Dr. Justin Patchin.
• The Bullying Workbook for Teens - The Bullying Workbook for Teens incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help ease anxiety, fear, stress, and other emotions associated with being bullied. Written by Raychelle C. Lohmann (MS, LPC), Julia V. Taylor (MA) and Haley Kilpatrick.
• Bullies Suck: How to Stop Bullying And Cyber Bullying - This book teaches students how to build confidence and "take back power" from bullies. Written by William Huff Jr.